How to Publicize Your Online Business

Jan. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- At the January 19 meeting of the Netpreneurs, Barton Horowitz, president of Relevant Public Relations, will explain how to get local media coverage for your business. He'll address online publicity tools but, more importantly, will also explain what makes a business story compelling to editors and journalists.

The meeting will be held at the West Brighton Community Local Development Corporation at 705 Forest Ave. on Staten Island. Public transportation: Take the S48 bus from the ferry getting off at North Burger Avenue or the S98 express bus getting off at Broadway.
The talk, which is free, runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A networking session follows Mr. Horowitz’s talk.

Mr. Horowitz is a recognized New York City-based business journalist and entrepreneur with a background in law. He was honored with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s prestigious 2010 Financial Services Champion of the Year Award, New York district.
The onetime president of the South Shore Rotary Club is well-known as the originator and former writer of the Staten Island Advance newspaper’s “Island Business Upclose” column. Bart also conceptualized, helped launch and edited "Your Money," the Advance’s first weekly section in its 123-year history devoted to finance and other issues of consumer interest. At the time he left the newspaper to launch Relevant Public Relations, Bart held the position of Advance Senior Business Writer and Columnist. His website is http://www.RelevantPR.com.

For more information about the meeting, see http://www.meetup.com/Staten-Island-Netpreneurs/.

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Staten Island Netpreneurs (SI Web Group) is an internet networking group formed in 2001 to meet the needs of Staten Island and New York online businesses. Our goal is to facilitate the growth & development of local businesses on the web.